When you're around comic book fans long enough, you start to wonder whether they actually do enjoy comics. Conversations at comic shops are a strange mixture of love and hate. When panels at conventions take questions, it's like witnessing an inquisition. Somewhere, at this very moment, a group of comic readers are complaining about Grant Morrison. I'd bet money on it!

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It used to be (for me anyway) "No one stays dead in comics except Bucky and Uncle Ben." Then they brought Bucky back. Ugh. I hear Uncle Ben a-coming!

I try to avoid complaining in comic shops, though. Usually I just inquire about any new Hulk graphic novels or such. (Because, you see, the Hulk is awesome. One store was giving me discounts on Hulk trade paperbacks for a while because I bought so many.)

LOL! No, I suppose not. I think this mindset mostly belongs to fans of the Big Heroes--Superman, Batman, Spider-Man and the like. I think they're drawn to the predictable, status quo storytelling. It's comforting, in a way, how Supes never changes.

Oh if only I was a comic book fan like I used to be. But I know how they love to bring back dead characters. The only one I was ever excited about coming back was Dazzler. I remember opening that first issue of the new Excalibur and seeing her on the front page I squeed with delight and almost crapped myself.

Hah! I think the same thing happens in all fandoms (or at least all the geeky ones). I've seen incredible amounts of wankery in Doctor Who fandoms, yet the people who complain still keep watching. (I mean, I'm already wanky about the next season/series -- but I don't plan on watching it, so I feel at least a little justified, LOL.)

I suspect it's tied to the geek gene, and it makes us all prone to fandom wankery. What's hilarious is that the stuff we complain about now is what we like later. Everyone gushes over Jim Lee now, but I bet there was a time when people complained about his art.

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